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vocab unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
| alien | a citizen of another country |
| alien | foreign, strange |
| comely | having a pleasing appearance |
| compensate | to make up for; to repay for services |
| dissolute | loose in ones morals and behavior |
| erratic | not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
| expulsion | the process of driving or forcing out |
| feint | a deliberately deceptive movement |
| feint | to make a decptive movement; to make a pretense of |
| fodder | food for horses or cattle; raw material for designated purpose |
| fortify | to strengthen, build up |
| illegible | difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer | to make fun of rudely or unkindly |
| jeer | a rude remark of derision |
| lucrative | bringing in money; profitable |
| mediocre | average, ordinary, undistinguished |
| proliferate | to produce, increase, or spread rapidly |
| subjugate | to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
| sully | to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
| tantalize | to tease, torment by teasing |
| terse | brief and to the point |
| unflinching | form, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |
| admonish | to caution or advise against something |
| circumspect | careful |
| cumbersome | clumsy |
| diffuse | to spread or scatter freely or widely |
| efface | to wipe out |
| perennial | lasting for a long time |
| predispose | to incline beforehand |
| relinquish | to let go |
| spurious | not genuine |
| unbridled | uncontrolled |